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Colour

#ABA9AE

  • #ABA9AE
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#ABA9AE is a grey with RGB values 171, 169, 174 and HSL 264°, 3%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#ABA9AE#ABA9AE
HEX#ABA9AE
RGBrgb(171, 169, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6627, 0.6824
RGB percentages67.1%, 66.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(264, 3%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264, 2.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK1.7%, 2.9%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,250,094
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA9AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.02:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#545651

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8AAAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9AAAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#ABAAABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 2.9Silver · ΔE 8.7Light grey · ΔE 15.3Light steelblue · ΔE 16Gray · ΔE 16.2Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 2.86, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACAEA9
Analogous#A9AAAE, #AEA9AE
Triadic#AEABA9, #A9AEAB
Split complementary#AEAEA9, #AAAEA9
Tetradic#AEA9AA, #ACAEA9, #A9AEAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F8F8
Lighter +20%#DEDEDF
Lighter +10%#C5C3C7
Darker −10%#918F95
Darker −20%#78757C
Darker −30%#5E5C62
Darker −40%#454348
More saturated +25%#A794C3
Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R171
G169
B174
Red171 (67.1%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue264°
Saturation (HSL)2.99%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G A9 · B AE

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